Washington Redskins FS Ryan Clark wants to redeem himself after a disappointing season with the Pittsburgh Steelers last year. Clark says he has a lot to prove, especially at 34 years old. He is expected to be the team's starting free safety.

Pittsburgh Steelers FS Ryan Clark said players, including his own teammates, smoke marijuana as a way to relieve stress and deal with pain. "I know guys on my team who smoke," Clark said. "And it's not a situation where you think, 'Oh, these are guys trying to be cool.' These are guys who want to do it recreationally.
"A lot of it is stress relief. A lot of it is pain and medication. Guys feel like, 'If I can do this, it keeps me away from maybe Vicodin, it keeps me away from pain prescription drugs and things that guys get addicted to.' Guys look at this as a more natural way to heal themselves, to stress relieve and also to medicate themselves for pain. Guys are still going to do it."